US 12,008,850 B2
Guest access for locking device
Nathan Conrad, Oak Creek, WI (US); Yi Zhang, Oak Creek, WI (US); Nemanja Stefanovic, Oak Creek, WI (US); John Bartucci, Crystal Lake, IL (US); and Scott Kalous, Kenosha, WI (US)
Assigned to Master Lock Company LLC, Oak Creek, WI (US)
Filed by Master Lock Company LLC, Oak Creek, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/963,020.
Application 17/963,020 is a continuation of application No. 17/011,335, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,468,721.
Application 17/011,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,464, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,771,975, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 16/195,464 is a continuation of application No. 15/444,076, filed on Feb. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,142,843, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 15/444,076 is a continuation of application No. 14/470,590, filed on Aug. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,600,949, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/470,590 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/447,514, filed on Jul. 30, 2014, granted, now 9,455,839, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0037215 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01)
CPC G07C 9/00309 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00404 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00412 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a server including:
a network interface configured to facilitate communication with electronic devices; and
a processing circuit configured to:
receive permission from a first user device for a guest user to access an electronic lock using a guest user profile accessed using a second user device associated with the guest user;
determine whether the guest user can access the guest user profile based on at least one of (a) the second user device having an application associated with the system installed thereon or (b) the guest user having a registered account associated with the system;
in response to determining that the guest user cannot access the guest user profile:
provide a notification to the second user device;
receive one or more inputs from the guest user via the second user device based on the notification, wherein the one or more inputs cause at least one of (a) the application to be to be installed on the second user device or (b) the registered account to be created; and
transmit the guest user profile to the second user device, the guest user profile usable to allow the guest user to unlock the electronic lock; and
in response to determining that the guest user can access the guest user profile, transmit the guest user profile to the second user device.